Matt. 9:17 Nor do they put new  wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins (renewed) , and both are preserved. Jesus was the Master story teller, often employing metaphors and anecdotes the average person would understand…

A radio voice from the past, Paul Harvey, had a broadcast that would close with the phrase “And now you know the rest of the story”.  That phrase would close his “story” about an individual that we might have heard of but didn’t know some significant part of their “story”. Your story is still being…

Have you ever met a celebrity, someone that you could hardly believe you were there?  Perhaps you shook their hand, they may have chatted with you, it made an unforgettable memory that is cherished. It’s one thing to “know” a celebrity; it’s an entirely different thing to be “known” by a celebrity. Paul wrote to…

Ex. 29:20 Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the…

In making decisions by faith, in particular those that cut against the grain of natural reasoning, how are they made?  Is there a process by which they can be gauged? YES! Col. 3:15 TEV  The peace that Christ gives is to guide you in the decisions you make; for it is to this peace that…

Every saint of God will encounter an opportunity to either walk in faith or walk according to natural senses.  It is with those encounters our faith is strengthened and embolden for future opportunities to demonstrate God’s faithfulness. 2 Cor. 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. There those reading this that are facing…

James 5:16  Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. There is a tidal wave of prayer coming and now is in many regions of our nation and world.  It’s the kind of prayer James describes here as…

Song of Solomon 2:15  The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes. It’s not the “biggie’s” that rob, steal or destroy peace, joy, hope or faith; however it’s the “little foxes” that enter the vineyard of life that do exceedingly great damage.  Being cut off in traffic, technology that goes awry,…

Rom. 15:13  Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. The God of the Bible is THE God of HOPE.  His desire for each of us is to “abound in hope”, which is a result…

Rev. 12: 10-12  Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood…